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Leonard Grospe
Personal information
National teamPhilippines
Born (2001-07-02) July 2, 2001 (age 25)
Dilasag, Aurora, Philippines
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
High jump
College teamMapúa University
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • High jump 2.21m (2024, NR)
  • Indoor high jump 2.15 (2023, NR)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Philippines
Asian Beach Games
Gold medal – first place2026 SanyaBeach high jump
SEA Games
Bronze medal – third place2025 ThailandHigh jump

Leonard Grospe (born July 2, 2001) is a Filipino high jumper.

Early life

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Leonard Grospe was born on July 2, 2001 in Dilasag, Aurora. He is the eldest of three siblings.[1][2]

Career

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Grospe became a high jumper. He was coached by Maritess Lopez and Rodolfo Leti in high school. He became part of the Philippines national athletics team pool in 2019 under coach Sean Guevara who scouted him in a regional tournament.[2]

He has frequently appeared in the SEA Games, taking part in the 2019, 2021, and 2023 editions.[2] At the 2025 SEA Games in Thailand, Grospe won a bronze medal.[3]

At the 2023 Philippine National Games, Grospe broke the national record in athletics set by Guevara by jumping 2.20 meters. He won a gold medal in the event. Guevara's record was 2.17 meters back in the 2005 Philippine National Open.[2][4] He broke his own record again at the 2024 Thailand Track and Field Championships, jumping 2.21 meters for the silver medal.[5]

Grospe is also a holder of the indoor high jump national record. He jumped 2.14 meters at the 2023 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships in Kazakhstan in the qualifiers and 2.15 meters in the finals. The previous record was set by Tyler Ruiz in Naperville, United States in 2014 who jumped 2.09 meters.[6][7]

At the collegiate level, Grospe competes for the Mapua Cardinals in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). In NCAA Season 99 (2024), he is a triple gold medalist.[5]

Grospe won a gold medal for the Philippines in the high jump in beach athletics at the 2026 Asian Beach Games in Sanya, China.[8] This was despite Grospe finding jumping on sand slippier than the traditional variant of the discipline.[9]

Competition record

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YearCompetitionVenuePositionNotes
Representing  Philippines
2023 Asian Indoor Championships Astana, Kazakhstan 7th 2.15 m NR
2025 Asian Championships Gumi, South Korea 11th 2.10 m
SEA Games Bangkok, Thailand 3rd 2.19 m
2026 Asian Indoor Championships Tianjin, China 6th 2.05 m
Asian Beach Games Sanya, China 1st 2.05 m

References

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  1. ↑ "Leonard Grospe | Profile". World Athletics. Retrieved April 26, 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Malanum, Jean (December 21, 2023). "High jumper Grospe sets new record in PH National Games". Philippine News Agency. Retrieved April 26, 2026.
  3. ↑ Terrado, Reuben (December 12, 2025). "PH athletes collect six gold medals in Day 3 of SEA Games". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved April 26, 2026.
  4. ↑ Terrado, Reuben (December 21, 2023). "Leonard Grospe breaks 17-year-old high jump national record set by his coach". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved April 26, 2026.
  5. 1 2 Satumbaga-Villar, Kristel (June 14, 2024). "Leonard Grospe shatters own national high jump record in Thai meet". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved April 26, 2026.
  6. ↑ Satumbaga-Villar, Kristel (February 12, 2023). "Leonard Grospe shatters PH indoor mark in high jump". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved April 26, 2026.
  7. ↑ Villar, Joey. "Grospe leaps to new national mark". The Philippine Star. Retrieved April 26, 2026.
  8. ↑ "Grospe soars, bags gold in Beach Games". The Philippine Star. April 25, 2026. Retrieved April 26, 2026.
  9. ↑ "Leonard Grospe delivers second PH gold in Asian Beach Games high jump triumph". Tiebreaker Times. April 24, 2026. Retrieved April 26, 2026.
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